I was watching the news on telly tonight, mainly about the earthquake in Bam. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose my family and home...but the news camera lets me know what I'd look like. My TV screen was filled with Iranians crying and wailing, and that camera kept framing and composing "perfect" shots of a people in unimaginable grief. That camera was everywhere, invading peoples feelings, but I suppose these pictures are important to let us know that, yes, people really are upset.

Ohh...Blogware have redesigned the post entry box.  Very nice.  I'll have to have a poke around and see if they have changed anything else.

Well it's the first day of the new year and I've managed to avoid writing reviews, resolutions or "why I want this year to be better".  I think 2004 will be pretty much the same as 2003, there won't be a revolution, there won't be any big scientific breakthrough and I'll still pick up patients who don't need an ambulance.

I did however see all three "Lord of the Rings" films in a row.  Some critics will tell you the films are about Good vs. Evil, or the growth of man or even the rise of Communism.  I however think that it is about a relationship, a long and sometimes painful relationship.  The relationship between my arse and the cinema chair.  More seriously I was greatly impressed by "Return of the King", and even my mum who thinks fantasy films are "silly" thought it was a good film.

I had the pleasure of not working over New Year so I will be relaxed and happy returning to work in a few days, but I'm sure a few days working out of Poplar will soon shake me back to reality.